market so far and the known interest from the Yankees and the recently flush Rangers, CliffLee getting a record-setting contract for a pitcher would not have surprised me. The reports of Lee leaving $50

for the rest of the rotation. Interestingly, however, the script has flipped - CliffLee and Jake Westbrook are ones that are pitching like Cy Young candidates while C.C. Sabathia and Fausto Carmona struggle

. Between 2010-2013, CliffLee threw 70.5% of his pitches for strikes, as a starting pitcher. He struck out a quarter of his opponents. The Nationals struck out right around a quarter of their opponents